13 occurrences

'Heir' in the Bible

And Abram saith, 'Lo, to me Thou hast not given seed, and lo, a domestic doth heir me.'

Verse ConceptsAdoption, nature ofAbrahamSlavery, In OtBorn In One's HouseNot Giving

And lo, the word of Jehovah is unto him, saying, 'This one doth not heir thee; but he who cometh out from thy bowels, he doth heir thee;'

Verse ConceptsGod, Faithfulness OfAbrahamBody

and lo, the whole family hath risen against thy maid-servant, and say, Give up him who smiteth his brother, and we put him to death for the life of his brother whom he hath slain, and we destroy also the heir; and they have quenched my coal which is left -- so as not to set to my husband a name and remnant on the face of the ground.'

Verse ConceptsCoal, Metaphorical UseNo SurvivorsHanding Over PeopleExtinguishingNames Blotted OutDeath Penalty For Killing

Concerning the sons of Ammon: 'Thus said Jehovah: Sons -- hath Israel none? heir -- hath he none? Wherefore hath Malcam possessed Gad? And his people in its cities have dwelt?

Verse ConceptsFalse GodsHeirsInheritance, MaterialTaking Possession

and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;

Verse ConceptsInheritance, MaterialAttempts To Kill Christ

and those husbandmen said among themselves -- This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and ours shall be the inheritance;

Verse ConceptsInheritance, MaterialPersecution, Nature OfSelfishnessChrist Would Be KilledTaking Possession

and having seen him, the husbandmen reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;

Verse ConceptsInheritance, MaterialChrist Would Be Killed

For not through law is the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, of his being heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith;

Verse ConceptsImputed RighteousnessGod's Promise To AbrahamRighteous By FaithPromisesTrust In Relationships

but what saith the Writing? 'Cast forth the maid-servant and her son, for the son of the maid-servant may not be heir with the son of the free-woman;'

Verse ConceptsConcubinesInheritance, MaterialRevenge, Examples Ofdiscriminationsonship

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
συγκληρονόμος 
Sugkleronomos 
Usage: 4

κληρονομέω 
Kleronomeo 
Usage: 14

κληρονόμος 
Kleronomos 
Usage: 12